On Dec 31, 2014, at 3:59 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Yeah. On topic and everything.
Some of these are opinion questions.
Is the W210 chassis worth owning?
Todd Knutson has a couple of them and he says the later ones are pretty
bulletproof. As with any
Premium means premium unless you want to burn the plugs off on a
regular basis. W210 chassis probably has a knock sensor, but it will
respond to the knock by greatly reducing advance, so lesser grades of
fuel result in really bad fuel milage. Buy premium.
Electronics are the weak link in
We ran 89 octane (pump sticker) e10 in the e320 124 with no problem
related to the fuel. the wires in what I'd call the throttle body
but MB calls something else shed their insulation. A used part from
the junkyard cured it.
Now they have dropped the pump rating to 87, but I don't have the
I'm in the same boat, the W214s are getting a bit long in the tooth
and I don't like ANY of the newer ones very much.
Peter
Grand caravans, frods and impalas are all pretty good now.
I will keep my mechanically injected diesels and a van unless some
year I buy a sprinter.
On Dec 31, 2014 4:22 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Does premium fuel only really mean premium fuel only?
The consensus over at Benzworld seems to be that the resulting drop in
economy ends up making it a wash, and introduces the risk of damage to the
catalytic
Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:
The W210 also rusts badly, had a recall for the front upper spring mount
fracturing off the frame because it was spot welded on and improperly
rustproofed, thank you Chrysler.
4matics don't have spring perches.
Mitch.
